Comedy Central's Comedian Constructor

One of the scariest moments for aspiring stand-up comics has to be the first time they take the stage to try out their act. After all, there's nothing worse than the joke that goes CLUNK! Comedy Central's Comedian Constructor aims...

One of the scariest moments for aspiring stand-up comics has to be the first time they take the stage to try out their act. After all, there's nothing worse than the joke that goes CLUNK! Comedy Central's Comedian Constructor aims to take some of that pain away. With this tool you can customize your comic's look and background to set the scene, and then feed him/her lines, and finally, watch them take the stage.

To give your comedic avatar a voice you can use text-to-speech, record with a mic or by phone, or used one of their canned acts. (Very unfunny ones at that.) I tried out the text-to-speech function and it sounded very robotic (see more images after the jump). Once you've customized your avatar you can put them on the stage in front of an audience and see how they do. You can then email your comedian to your friends or post it on the site.